IN PICTURES Zohran Mamdani the newly elected mayor of New York City 3 min 0 By Daily Maverick Photo Team
POLLS APART OP-ED Electoral reform battle as ANC loyalists reject reports backing constituency-based system 6 min 0 By John Matisonn
POWER PLAY Cilliers Brink reflects on ouster, coalition politics and 2026 election strategy 4 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
JOBURG MAYORAL RACE ‘From Dada to Gogo’ – DA announces Helen Zille as party's candidate for Joburg mayor 7 min 18 By Ferial Haffajee
MUNICIPAL POLITICS Small parties, big stakes – local governance failures set the stage for 2026 8 min 9 By Victoria O’Regan
ELECTORAL INFLUENCE OP-ED Romania's election chaos: Courts, social media, and the fight for democratic integrity 9 min 0 By Dhaya Pillay
MARCH BY-ELECTION Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe party secures historic by-election win in ANC stronghold of Richmond 2 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
SONA 2024 Cyril must take a hike, shows readers’ poll, while alternative survey highlights president’s likeability 4 min 63 By Ferial Haffajee
X DATA RULING German civil activists win victory in election case against Musk's X 2 min 0 By Reuters
DECEMBER BY-ELECTION ANC snatches back Limpopo seat from collapsing EFF in landslide win 3 min 3 By Wayne Sussman
NOVEMBER BY-ELECTIONS ANC weathers storm in Thabazimbi, new Labour Party gets its first councillors, but it’s carnage for local parties 5 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
NOVEMBER BY-ELECTIONS Solid IFP win and shaky MK showing in KZN, while ANC and DA upend each other in Northern Cape, North West polls 10 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
LIVE BLOG CATCH UP: Our democracy is strong and robust. Our people have spoken — Ramaphosa 1 min 81 By Daily Maverick
FREE STATE APPOINTMENTS Fikile Mbalula’s brother makes Free State cabinet; Mxolisi Dukwana left out in the cold 4 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
ELECTIONS 2024 Exclusive: ANC discussion documents tabled ahead of power-sharing talks — one favours ANC-DA-IFP 5 min 10 By Ferial Haffajee
AFTER THE POLLS OP-ED Five key takeaways from South Africa’s 2024 general elections 7 min 1 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
2024 ELECTIONS Divergent policy positions may hinder potential ANC-DA coalition talks to form a national government 4 min 1 By Queenin Masuabi
EXPLAINER Election 2024 what-ifs and what-nows - black pens, violence and the secrecy of special votes 4 min 9 By Rebecca Davis
2024 ELECTIONS IEC reports minimal disruptions on first day of special voting 4 min 0 By Velani Ludidi
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS Activist Zackie Achmat positions independent candidacy as critical ‘movement’ beyond politics 5 min 0 By Suné Payne
